Contemporary Poetry: Seamus Heaney’s “Digging” Answers

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Which statement best explains the effect of the word clean in this passage?

It shows that the speaker does not like farming because he dislikes getting dirty.

It draws attention to the differences between the speaker and his father.

It suggests that the speaker finds the sound of digging to be pleasant and wholesome.

It emphasizes that the speaker has many chores to do around the farm.

anger and fearfreedom and independencecomfort and warmth

anger and fear

freedom and independence

comfort and warmth

that the father feels very comfortable diggingthat the shovel moves like a bird in flightthat the work of farming is difficult and dull

that the father feels very comfortable digging

that the shovel moves like a bird in flight

that the work of farming is difficult and dull

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